Submit your project researching some environmental problems caused by the agriculture and natural resource industry. Be sure your essay includes the following: the name of the article, author, and publisher or site owner;
a description of the problem;
a discussion of how it relates to agriculture or natural resources;
a discussion of potential solutions to the problem; and
a discussion of your own ideas on the causes of and solutions for the problem.

Match the following terms and definitions a region in arkansas defined by the arkansas river in the western part of the state answer 1 a thoroughly dissected area with steep valley walls and narrow floors answer 2 a geographical region of a country or state answer 3 the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers answer 4 the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth answer 5 statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it answer 6 a mountain range in west central arkansas and southeastern oklahoma answer 7 travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours answer 8 answer all parts of the question.

1. in 1492, spain expelled after being under their rule for centuries. a. the portuguese b. the basques c. the castilians d. the moors 2. an important cultural center during the renaissance was the city of a. milan b. bologna c. florence d. naples 3. what is the connection between the minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera? a. the earthquake happened a century before the collapse of the civilization. b. the earthquake created a graben. c. the earthquake caused the collapse of the civilization. d. the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption. 4. throughout history, other cultures influenced greece through a. military conquest b. shared ideals c. trade agreements 5. geographically, spain is isolated from the rest of europe by a. portugal b. the atlantic ocean c. the pyrenees mountains d. narrow coastal plains 6. most of central spain is known as the meseta, which is the spanish word for a. mountains b. plateau c. peninsula d. plains 7. for the people of ancient greece, the  iliad, and the  odyssey  a. copied western ideals b. were not popular c. presented community standards d. were children’s poems\ 8. western cultures got many of their ideas about from ancient greece. a. warfare b. democracy c. education d. agriculture 9. how is greece’s natural vegetation similar to that of other mediterranean countries? a. it has been damaged by forest fires. b. it is mainly deciduous forests. c. it grows rapidly in the wet climate. d. it has been reduced to scrub vegetation by overgrazing. 10. what is the most productive agricultural area in italy? a. the alps b. the po valley c. southern italy d. the apennines 11. many factories in northern italy use for energy. a. coal b. hydroelectricity c. nuclear energy d. natural gas 12. what major landform covers much of italy? a. the apennines b. the po river valley c. the alps

Directions conduct research to collect information and data in order to write a well-informed argument essay responding to the following prompt: do you believe your local power company is doing enough to reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources? why or why not? remember that your argument essay should contain: a claim supporting evidence connected to your claim an acknowledgement of counterclaim(s) a conclusion after writing your rough draft, reread it and edit it for spelling, grammar, and clarity.